Saint Lucia records 47 New Covid-19 Cases

Friday, May 7, 2021 the Ministry of Health and Wellness received confirmation of 47 new cases of COVID-19. These results are from a batch of 249 samples processed on May 6, 2021. This is the highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases noted for the last 12 weeks. The majority of the cases (63%) are from the southwestern belt of the island.

Confirmation was also received of the recovery of 11 individuals and as of May 6, 2021 a total of 24, 985 people have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 10, 836 have received the second dose of the vaccine.